“When the organization expects a frown, be sure to smile. When the organization is troubled and insecure, be sure to provide poise and composure. When the organization needs you most, lead by example.”~ Dr. Kriner Cash

“If you don’t have pressure on the carbon, you never get to the diamond.”~ Jessie Woolley – Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning, a provider of on-line math education software for children

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”~ Unknown

"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong." ~ Warren Buffet

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”~ Les Brown

“Have utmost concern for what’s right rather than who’s right.”~ John Wooden

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“I freed thousands of slaves… I could have freed thousands more if only they knew they were slaves.”~ Harriet Tubman

“I saw the angel in the marble, and I carved until I set it free.”~ Michelangelo

Get It Done

“The state with the smartest skilled workforce wins. That is the economy of tomorrow.” ~ Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo

Going deeper, getting better, breaking through." ~ Dr. Kriner Cash

“Be tough on the work, gentle with people.”~ Dr. Kriner Cash

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”~ W. Edwards Deming

“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” ~ John Wooden

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.” ~ Florence Nightingale

“Everything is ok in the end, if it’s not ok, it’s not the end.”~ Unknown

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you’ve said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”~ Maya Angelou

“If you can’t deliver the message in 5 minutes or less, you don’t know what the message is.”~ Dr. Kriner Cash

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”~ Japanese Proverb

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” ~ Aristotle

“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”~ Latin Proverb

“A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty." ~ Unknown

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”~ Confucius

“When the best leader's work is done, the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”~ Lao Tzu

“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”~ Harriet Tubman

"Perform above the line." ~ Dr. Kriner Cash

“Get it done (together). Have fun (together).”~ Dr. Kriner Cash

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